[SOLVED] Displays overlapping on startup

ShnorpSinkledonk · 2021-02-28 04:07:05

Hello,

When I restart my system using the reboot command, everything works perfectly. But for some reason, when I press the restart button in the KDE application launcher, sometimes, the system starts with my second monitor on top of my primary monitor (screenshot). My second monitor is to the left of my primary monitor.

(It isn't just the backgrounds overlapping, its the actual display itself)

To fix this, I have to open the display configuration app (which for some reason shows the monitors properly), move them around to any place, click apply, move them to their proper position, and click apply again.

I am using a GTX 1650 with nvidia drivers. All of the packages are up to date.

Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you.

Last edited by ShnorpSinkledonk (2021-03-01 19:43:48)

seth · 2021-02-28 07:25:39

Please remove the oversized image, post the output of "xrandr -q" when that happens and probably just don't rely on plasma to arrange your outputs, but use https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mu … _xorg.conf
(adapt the output names)

ShnorpSinkledonk · 2021-02-28 07:53:34

What's interesting is that the output of "xrandr -q" is the same with the broken displays and the normal ones:

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3200 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 connected primary 1920x1080+1280+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 480mm x 270mm
   1920x1080     74.97 +  60.00    59.94    50.00* 
   1680x1050     59.95  
   1440x900      59.89  
   1280x1024     60.02  
   1280x800      59.81  
   1280x720      60.00    59.94    50.00  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1024x768      70.07    60.00  
   800x600       60.32    56.25  
   720x576       50.00  
   720x480       59.94  
   640x480       59.94    59.93  
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm
   1280x1024     60.02*+  75.02  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1024x768      75.03    60.00  
   800x600       75.00    60.32  
   640x480       75.00    59.94

I will try to use xorg for setting the displays, and I'll reply if it worked.

seth · 2021-02-28 08:12:56

This shows HDMI-0 (1920x1080) right of DP-1 (1280x1024)
The problem could be rather the compositor - what happens if you suspend it (shift+alt+f12)
But just as much it (or plasma-desktop) could be spoiled by the output configuration taking place during their startup.

How do you start X11/plasma? If the answer is "startx", post your xinitrc and stop forking xrandr calls ;-)

ShnorpSinkledonk · 2021-03-01 19:42:35

Alright, so I've started the system about a dozen times now, and it seems that adding the xorg config file worked! Thank you!

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#1 2021-02-28 04:07:05

[SOLVED] Displays overlapping on startup

#2 2021-02-28 07:25:39

Re: [SOLVED] Displays overlapping on startup

#3 2021-02-28 07:53:34

Re: [SOLVED] Displays overlapping on startup

#4 2021-02-28 08:12:56

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#5 2021-03-01 19:42:35

Re: [SOLVED] Displays overlapping on startup

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